Now This Is What a Mystery Should Be! 这才是悬疑该有的样子！

1. 201 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves

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   "Deduction isn't cheating; it's slicing your soul into pieces and feeding it to the future." *Strange Tales Livestream!*—When foresight becomes a curse, who can break the ultimate rule of "words equal death"? Gu Yi, the chosen one of the Dragon Kingdom, is forced into a bizarre world where every blood-written word on the wall is a death warrant, and every breath could trigger a death trap. He possesses the SSS-level talent [Infinite Deduction], yet becomes the most desperate "prisoner of time": predicting the future in four minutes requires four days' worth of mental energy, and four deductions result in four gruesome deaths—heart puncture, flesh dissolution, floor tiles devouring him, and butcher's dismemberment. Each cycle of death pushes his consciousness to the brink of collapse, but the true terror begins with the self-contradictory rules: the blood-written warning in the corridor "No Running," yet behind him crawls a stitched-together corpse; the pig-headed chef in the canteen wields a butcher's knife, but may be the only guide to survival. In this mental battle wagered on the fate of the nation, Gu Yi discovers that the core of this bizarre world is the "paradox of words"—rules are both shackles and weapons. When he rewrote the script of death with disinfectant and used psychological trauma to mark the safe path, the global live broadcast room instantly erupted: it turned out that the so-called "trial and error" was actually the only solution refined through thousands of reincarnations. The author uses the narrative structure of an escape room × Möbius strip to create logically rigorous death puzzles such as "Waist Shed Hospital" and "Bloody Canteen". Every detail hides a fatal foreshadowing. Just when you think you have glimpsed the truth, the next page subverts all your understanding.

2. 202 3 Special Case Task Force 318 318特案行动 Nan Zhi南至Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted In this world, some yearn for the light, while others sink into darkness. No matter how long darkness lasts, the light will eventually shine upon the world. A bizarre arson case from thirty years ago leads to several murders. One strange and eerie case after another, each story gripping and moving. Policewoman Xiao Nan is here to solve the cases, uncover the truth about her own origins, and deliver justice that is thirty years overdue! 7.7kReads9.1Score737Shelves

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   A very good suspense novel, worth reading!

3. 203 末 A Girl Was Murdered at the End of the World, and Her Best Friend Was the Mastermind? 末日时少女遇害，闺蜜竟是主谋？ Chen Jili辰几里Mystery5k WordsCompleted A Girl Is Murdered at the End of the World, and Her Best Friend Is the Mastermind? 354Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 破 Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】 Never Imagined未曾设想Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants 106kReads9.4Score16.7kShelves

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   This is a story of strategy and adventure, where the protagonist avoids brute force and confronts dangers head-on, carefully studying the logic of the environment to calmly overcome each difficult challenge. It's a book worth reading.

5. 205 让 You Asked Me to Livestream a Classic, and I Called Dream of the Red Chamber a Ghost Story 让你直播讲名著，你说红楼是鬼书 When Will This Yawn End?懒腰何时断Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “Dream of the Red Chamber was never a classic novel. It's a book specifically about ghosts!” “Compendium of Materia Medica was never a conventional medical text. It's a sacred book containing a wealth of folk magic!” “The Classic of Mountains and Seas isn't a fabricated collection of myths. It's a historical record of civilization after a prehistoric nuclear war!” “...” Qi Luo gave up on traditional publishing, and from the very first second of his livestream, he turned everyone's understanding 51.6kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves

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   Shocking!!! The widely known *Dream of the Red Chamber* is actually a ghost story! The Imperial Concubine's visit home at midnight, Qiao Jie's unique birth chart with all Yin elements, and the *Compendium of Materia Medica* being a book of folk magic—let's reinterpret this classic from the author's perspective. [Stunned][Stunned]

6. 206 全 Global Dungeons: I Level Up by Giving Funerals 全球副本：我靠送葬升级 The Fool's Evening Bell愚者的晚钟Mystery181k WordsOngoing Game Invasion / Urban Supernatural Powers / Infinite-Instance Adventure / Power Fantasy / Male Lead with No Romance Backrooms-style instances blended with a post-apocalyptic wasteland The instances invaded the world, and Qin Wansong drew the unluckiest profession of all: Funeral Host. He didn't level up by killing monsters. He did it by holding funerals. Others: Grind for three months to earn enough experience for one level, then gain five attribute points. Qin Wansong: Sing a requiem for an Ab —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I haven't slept for two or three days straight while reading this book!

7. 207 浮 Floating Balance 浮衡 Star Blue001星蓝001Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Rules-Based Horror + Thrills + Supernatural Mystery] When black fog pours from cracks in the city and devours people, and every rule corresponds to a human life, no one knows that the source of the Cataclysm of the Ruins engulfing the world is nothing more than a father's obsession with bringing back his son, who died young. Sun Tianyi, designation Y-001, is the world's only stable S-rank original anchor. A ship's-anchor mark on his palm can dispel contamination, rewrite rules, and raise a defe 18Reads7.2Score134Shelves

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   🥇A hidden gem among niche and lesser-known works, this book is a revelation. After reading it, you can't help but marvel at the author's boundless imagination and grand vision. The combination of a vast world-building, interconnected episodic narratives, and well-developed ensemble cast is truly impressive. Each independent story is complete yet subtly linked, creating a coherent and logically structured narrative. #HiddenGemsOnlineNovel #ReliableEntireCast #MindfulSuspense

8. 208 缚 Gu Gu Fang: Settling the Karma of Antiquities 缚古坊：了断古物因果 Planet Soda星球气泡水Mystery132k WordsOngoing An antique shop on Funeral Street settles the worldly karma of spiritual artifacts. Using their special powers, it helps those destined for them advance their official careers. Azure Dragon God, Swollen-Belly Ox, Chicken Spirit Protector, Nine-Tailed Fox Who Changes Fate, Azure Sky Serpent... They say a new owner has arrived at Fugufang, and a god is always at their side... 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Fugu Workshop holds unique survival rules: spirits return to their rightful place and are worshipped, the workshop owner accumulates wealth and merit, a bowl of incense can summon spirits to appear, and a spirit-tracing pendant can reveal a hundred years of the past. The young workshop owner holds a clay doll, which can both collect and protect spirits, guarding his small world amidst the entanglements of cause and effect.

9. 209 破 Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1：暗潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery165k WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation and Deduction + Criminal Psychology + Stunning Twists + Horror + Wild Imagination] On the square of the Police University, a horrifying corpse lies curled inside a shattered sculpture, its face contorted as if frozen in a silent scream. Even more unsettling, a note found in the victim's stomach eerily foretells the crime scene. Chen Ye has only just become a police officer when he is handed such a difficult case, and this is only the beginning. A string of deaths shatters 737Reads8.9Score120Shelves

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   No romantic pairings, just pure crime-solving, no cheat codes or love-struck characters—just read and enjoy!

10. 210 规 Rule Horror: I Am Above the Rules 规则怪谈：吾即规则之上 Xia Moyan夏墨衍Mystery699k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [攻 Focus] [Nonhuman] [Mutually Exclusive] [Happy Ending] [Lighthearted, Invincible Protagonist] [Brain-Off Power Fantasy] [Off-the-Charts Sweetness] [Multiple Side Couples] [Final Boss] [Rules-Based Horror] [Pure-Hearted, Wooden Top × Cold-Faced, Short-Tempered Bottom] ⚠️ This novel is currently being revised. The revision has reached Chapter 141. Shi Mo had lived for tens of millions of years and was bored nearly out of his mind. He had created the rules-base 28.1kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves

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    The god who rules the rules broke all exceptions for you; the monster who doesn't understand love fell for you.

11. 211 暴 Kiss Me as the Storm Draws Near 暴雨将至时吻你 A Fine Day佳期Mystery505k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued yet soft-hearted criminal investigation captain vs. reborn queen of the night|Two Alphas clash|A tense push and pull] When Meng Chengxiao first saw Chen Xi at a bar, she was being harassed by a few drunks and crying pitifully. His cousin was so smitten, he looked ready to tear out his own heart and give it to her. But on a stormy night, he saw it with his own eyes: the delicate young woman he’d thought so helpless ground her slender toe into a thug’s throat and took down six armed 900Reads8.2Score105Shelves

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    I love these two books! The plots are engaging and concise, and the writing is excellent!

12. 212 河 Pufferfish 河豚 The Bodhisattva Doesn't Hide the Truth菩萨不瞒Mystery333k WordsCompleted [No brainless plot] + [No protagonist plot armor] + [No ghosts] + [Three male leads] A tightly paced, plot-driven crime-solving story. It all begins with a bizarre murder in the small town of Menghai... A dead man checking into a hotel, an unknown toxin, a mole in the police force, execution-style killings, a secret buried for years... In this case, criminal investigation captain Si Jiannan, case consultant Cheng Tian, and rookie officer Duan Luo untangle the clues and find redemption... Love ha 14Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    "Pufferfish" has everything a suspense novel should have. It's a fantastic novel, and I highly recommend everyone check it out!

13. 213 洛 Records of the Luoyang Pagoda 洛阳浮屠录 Yun Yuan Shaoze云鸢少泽Two Male Leads472k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) The young master, Sixteenth Lang, of the Duke of Chu's household has been kept at home all day and raised like a sheltered young lady. At last, he works up the courage to run away, only to end up aboard an enemy ship loaded with poison, ready to take on the Tang navy's hundred thousand men. Faced with a victim stabbed until he is covered in bloody holes, it isn't Sixteenth Lang who screams. It's Ashimi, a beautiful Qin-Tang mixed-blood who can't stop clinging to him like a 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Buddhism, Taoism, the Western Regions, and foreign lands! A stunningly beautiful mixed-race coroner, a cunning and spoiled young nobleman, and a 996 workaholic young minister—this iron triangle teams up to solve cases! The Wuhu Sea Explosion Case, the Wuliang Pavilion Massacre, the Tibetan Puppet Envoy Case… each case is intricately linked, with unpredictable endings. Explosions, massacres, conspiracies—the blood-stained Tang Dynasty, countless bones beneath its prosperity—where will the mastermind lead this world?!

14. 214 人 The Human Soul 人魄 Leng Sixue冷厶雪Mystery7k WordsCompleted The Human Soul 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 她 She Saved Her 她救她 ZORRA20k WordsCompleted She Saved Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female ghost, time travel, murdering one's wife—this is a unique story.

16. 216 戴 I Put on a Mask and Became a God 戴上面具，我成了神 Mu Yu Zhizhi木鱼之之Mystery215k WordsCompleted I woke up with amnesia from the start. Did I kill someone? The security footage shows me brutally slaughtering two burly men all by myself? Yan Zhile: That wasn't me. I put on a mask and got possessed by a god. Do you believe me? Police: Why not say you're Ultraman while you're at it? From an ordinary college student to the Host of a forbidden mask. She takes down scumbag dads, slays heavenly fiends, and tames ancient divine beasts. When she has collected every mask, she stands atop the Ea 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great suspense/thriller novel with a solid opening plot. The protagonist suffers amnesia and becomes a suspect in a murder case, struggling to prove his innocence. An overbearing relative's disruptive visit nearly exposes his unusual state. It's engaging from beginning to end and guaranteed to be enjoyable.

17. 217 我 Can I Steal Other People's Luck? 我可以夺走别人的运气？ A Little Huai'an一只小淮安呀Urban368k WordsOngoing On the day Chen Yu was fired, he found a rusty old coin in the rain. That night, he dreamed his boss had suddenly gotten rich while he was so broke he could only afford instant noodles. The next morning, he woke in horror to discover that a mere touch could quietly steal someone else’s luck. A colleague who’d just been promoted was suddenly hospitalized after a car accident. His love rival won five million in the lottery, then dropped dead on the spot. Even his landlord’s demolition compensation 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In order to steal a matching kidney for his mother, Chen Yu stole the destiny of a rich second-generation heir. The heir suffered brain death on the spot, but burn marks appeared on his arm. The group's president, Zhou Lan, suddenly appeared and revealed that the copper coin's real name was Yun Rong, telling him that every time he stole it, he was one step closer to being melted.

18. 218 旧 The Third Hand in the Old Building 旧楼里的第三只手 User44143732用户44143732Mystery182k WordsCompleted Because the rent was cheap, Lin Wanqiu moved into an old apartment complex in the western part of the city. During her first week there, she noticed something was wrong: food kept disappearing from the fridge, the bathroom tiles were wet when no one had used it, and strangest of all, at three in the morning she kept hearing the sound of fingernails scraping the wall from the empty apartment next door. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, suspenseful horror 💕 Lin Wanqiu moved into an old neighborhood in the west of the city because of the cheap rent. During her first week there, she noticed something was wrong—the refrigerator was always missing food, the bathroom floor tiles were wet when no one was using it, and most strangely, she always heard the sound of fingernails scratching the wall coming from the empty room next door at three in the morning.

19. 219 心 Heartbeat Concerto 心跳协奏 A Decent Friend像样朋友Mystery412k WordsCompleted There are two kinds of people heart surgeon nurse Lin Xue wants nothing to do with in this life: police officers, and people even more stubborn than police officers. When Lu Jun, deputy captain of the criminal investigation squad, bursts into her emergency room with a gunshot wound, the two become one. He investigates cases with decisive efficiency, yet cannot understand why she resents the badge. She stitches wounds with calm professionalism, yet cannot escape the truth closing in as he reopens —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The hospital's security equipment is stolen, the suspect disguised as a cleaner uses professional methods, the cooperation between the nurse and the detective is both sweet and exciting, and it also involves the pursuit of an old case. The plot is super addictive.

20. 220 七 The Seven-Day Mystery: Countdown to Judgment 七日迷局：审判倒计时 Autumn Wind in Luoyang City洛陽城裏見秋風Mystery159k WordsCompleted [When death becomes a bargaining chip in solving a mystery, would you wager your life to uncover the truth?] When Lu Chen received the last message from his missing sister, the phone screen was flashing a blood-red countdown: 7:00:00. The moment he stepped into the isolated island’s ancient castle, the iron gate slammed shut. Static crackled from an old radio: “Welcome to the 307th trial. Find the killer, or everyone will be buried here.” In the sealed dining room, seven wax figures represented —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 恐 Horror! Terror! Zombies! Monsters and Maniacs! 恐怖！惊悚！丧尸！怪物和变态！ Jason Who Loves Beef Tripe Soup爱吃牛肚汤的杰森Mystery441k WordsCompleted You think ghosts are frightening, but what you picture is a person turning into a ghost! What about animals? You think biochemistry is just something you think about! But what if it happened by accident? What do you think is the strangest thing of all? Seeing a ghost? No, seeing someone exactly like yourself! Is forbidden love something to pity? Same-sex forbidden love can make you cry just the same! 543Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 穿 After Transmigrating, the Forensic County Magistrate Becomes a God! 穿越后，法医县令成神了！ Xiao Xiaoxiong萧小熊10k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, the county magistrate and forensic examiner became a god! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is worth reading.

23. 223 镜 Mirror City Loop 镜城循环 Sakura Doesn't Want to Fight Monsters樱子不想打怪Mystery334k WordsOngoing If you were trapped in the same day, would you go crazy, or turn it into a game you could beat? College student Lin Che chose the latter. By the 37th time he woke up on July 15, he couldn’t even be bothered to panic. Confessing to the principal in front of everyone, jumping from the fourth floor of an academic building to test the limits of physics, trying every flavor of instant noodles sold in every convenience store in town: he had turned the time loop into a massive open-world game. Then h 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the repeated repetition of the same day, the protagonist goes from being in a daze to actively exploring, meeting companions who have reincarnated many times. The two travel all over the city to investigate anomalies and also encounter mysterious unknown entities that can disturb one's mind.

24. 224 我 I Learn English in the Infinite Flow 我在无限流里学英语 A Kuan Virus阿宽病毒Modern Romance521k WordsOngoing [No dungeons, reality itself is the dungeon. GB romance] (The score is low because it was just posted.) Each dungeon teaches you one word. P.S. This isn't a deranged story. The vocabulary is explored through British and American cultural contexts and by tracing the roots of words through their prefixes and suffixes. No abstract, nonsensical content. Thoughtful yet aloof immortal man × career-driven woman who plays the pig to eat the tiger During a trip to the sea, Chen Jin saw a beautiful girl w 388Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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    🥰Don't be fooled by the low rating, it's only been released recently! There are many plot twists and some mind-bending moments. I really like the female lead's personality. It's been a long time since I've seen a female-oriented novel that isn't awkward, doesn't have a strong female lead theme, and is full of suspense but ends up being all about romance. In short, come and check it out!

25. 225 哟 Hey! That Has-Been Is Solving Cases on a Dating Show Again 哟！糊咖又在恋综破案啦 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Modern Romance67k WordsOngoing Everyone calls Ning Ning a useless pretty face who only knows how to ride the popularity of dating reality shows, an illegitimate fake heiress the Ning family is ashamed to acknowledge. Only Ning Ning and her husband, Mo Xiao, know that she is a suspended criminal investigation detective with extraordinary abilities, while Mo Xiao has a broken plot System bound to him. The System wails frantically in Mo Xiao's mind every day: Host! Ning Ning, that vicious supporting actress, is about to derail t 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is super good; it's a crime-solving story with romance elements—a huge and very interesting one. The second book is a pure and innocent crime-solving story, which is also very good. The last one is a collection of strange tales based on rules, which is also very fun.

26. 226 怪 Ghost Story Livestream: Earning Points in Journey to the West 怪谈直播间：我在西游赚积分 Shi Zai十仔Mystery124k WordsOngoing [No national fate system + infinite-flow horror + rule-based mysteries + modern reimagining of Journey to the West + one heroine] Li Zhou is transported into an apocalyptic prophecy novel. On New Year’s Day, 2026, the supernatural arrives right on schedule. The homeroom teacher’s head spins 180 degrees on the lectern, and a classmate’s face grows out of their throat. He accidentally binds himself to a horror livestream System: the more frightened the viewers are, the more points he earns. So 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating into a doomsday prophecy, where eeriness reigns and the fate of the nation is sealed, Li Zhou disguises himself as Tang Sanzang to accumulate fear points, only to encounter a system that transforms him into the real Tang Sanzang! A modern ghost story deconstructs Journey to the West, revealing a shocking truth about the sacrifices made to humanity!

27. 227 惊 The Deranged Horror Fan Has a Blast Playing by the Rules 惊悚疯批在规则里玩嗨了 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery178k WordsCompleted [Infinite survival + horror games + no CP + a story of redemption] Mu Yuanwei, a little lunatic who grew up in a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into a survival game. She meets plenty of lovely living companions and captures NPCs as toys, having the time of her life. While everyone else frets over the plot and the rules for triggering events, she’s happily playing with her pets. As a walking stack of buffs, she loves looking for loopholes in the rules and taking out NPCs. She’s a professional a 190Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 诡 Eerie Highway: The Students Forced Me to Be Their Mom 诡异公路：我被学生逼着当妈妈 Constant Dripping Wears Away Stone水滴石穿穿Mystery466k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so please go easy on me, dear readers.) [Ghost Bride] + [Highway Survival] + [Roguelike-Inspired] + [Cross-Dressing Man] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Mama Bear] The beautiful but frail Cui Yu is on a school outing with the students when he accidentally gets swept into a terrifying uncanny world. As one teacher after another dies, this outsider takes on the responsibility of protecting the students and leads them on the road home. However, his contract with a ghostly weddin 31.8kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves

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    ✨①Class monitor Molly uses her desire-restraining ability to trade a blue-and-white porcelain bowl with the temple; An Yu secretly puts black over-the-knee socks on Cui Yu; Zhou Wen calmly probes the gods to extract information; and Wang Yuru is taken in by Cui Yu after being abandoned by Twenty-Seven. These students, each with their own agendas, gradually unite under the aura of Cui Yu's "male mother" influence.

29. 229 第 The Seventy-First Knife Scar 第七十一道刀痕 Hu Pinghui胡萍慧6k WordsCompleted The Seventy-First Knife Mark —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The knife marks are deep and the mystery is suspenseful.

30. 230 黑 In the Dark Age, Seeking Truth Through the Gateways 黑暗时代，于门径寻求真理 An Shi Doesn't Write Poetry安石不做诗Mystery149k WordsOngoing The world is shrouded in the mutterings of gods, and mortals compose hymns to survive. The Old Ones slumber in the abyss, and every breath stirs up a tide of corruption; In a realm of twisted rules, you must survive against impossible odds to earn your trump card: Elements. A virologist who should have died awakens in another world, able to make a contribution to human civilization... This world doesn’t need heroes. It just need —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After destroying the mutated mice, researcher Zhou Moran transmigrated and became Henry, who had been in a coma for three days. Faced with the noisy crowd and Dr. Ella's repeated questioning, he could only pretend to have amnesia to conceal his identity.

31. 231 我 My Strange Times 我的奇异时光 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Mystery305k WordsCompleted [Contemporary fantasy + hilarious house-sharing + bickering couple] The hugely popular author Jiu Lu Fei Xiang is back with a new urban fantasy! Fall in love with a vampire, eat hotpot with a zombie, and become best friends with a mermaid! An unemployed, lovelorn human comic artist versus a sharp-tongued, haughty nonhuman landlord: a hilarious, fantastical romance about humans and nonhumans sharing a home. The Zombie King loses his heart, a mermaid reunites with her companions, a vampire turns i 495Reads9.5Score113Shelves

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    This is a thriller where strategy reigns supreme. The protagonist abandons brute force and delves into the underlying logic of the dungeons, cleverly using access points to overcome life-or-death challenges. A worthwhile read!

32. 232 流 The Logic Tuner of Fleeting Years 流年的逻辑调音师 Handsome Is No Accident英俊绝非偶然Urban134k WordsCompleted The Logic of Passing Years: Book One, “The Tuner”; Book Two, “The Uncertainty Principle”; and Book Three, “Antarctica: Dome A” What if the constants of physics weren't eternal, but were chosen by the collective vote of eight billion people's “observations”? Chen Luoji, a PhD in theoretical physics, loses his academic career over a paper that was “too beautiful.” He returns to work as a physics teacher at a tutoring center while caring for his mother, who has Alzheimer's disease. One ordinary nig —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspense fans suffering from a reading slump, look here! The opening of *The Logic Tuner of Time* completely stunned me—physical constants collectively "rebeled," with deviations all occurring to the fourth decimal place. This isn't science fiction; it's a cosmic-level locked-room mystery! While investigating the truth behind the "observational vote," I was also deeply moved by the protagonist's daily care for his mother with dementia. A double delight for mystery lovers and those who appreciate emotional depth. #Suspense #Urban #Genius #Mystery

33. 233 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves

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    The first chapter of the Infinite Flow series opens with a lightning strike.

34. 234 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
35. 235 费 Feike’s Banquet 费可的晚宴 Luo Jia珞珈Mystery65k WordsCompleted A Chinese version of And Then There Were None. The best mysteries come from reality and are hidden in the human heart. A mysterious invitation to dinner brings six strangers who have never met together in a lakeside villa. Yet the host never shows up. As the story unfolds, memories and reality intertwine, gradually revealing a connection they had never noticed: every one of them had been swindled by the host. Stories steeped in desire and betrayal, temptation and sorrow, sketch the life of a cri 980Reads9.4Score241Shelves

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    🌱"The best suspense in the Chinese version of 'And Then There Were None' comes from reality, hidden in people's hearts." No one can escape the side of human nature; some want to hide it, others want to unleash it…

36. 236 死 A Gaze Bought with Death 死亡换来的凝视 Yilu Lu一鹭鹭7k WordsCompleted The Gaze Bought with Death —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this suspenseful short story; the soul-searching perspective is absolutely brilliant! The male protagonist dies suddenly from overwork, and while observing the funeral, he sees through everyone's true colors: his girlfriend's fake crying, the CEO's hypocrisy, and he can even talk to a stray cat. The cat leads him to the secret of a Japanese restaurant, and every detail sets the stage for a plot twist.

37. 237 听 I Understand Animal Speech and Escape a Perverted Killer 听懂兽语，我从变态凶手手中逃生 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery71k WordsOngoing When Cen He woke up, someone had tied her up at a murder scene. She discovered that she could understand animals! The good news was that she now had a special ability. The bad news was... she could only use it secretly, right under the killer's nose. With the help of a rat carrying her messages, Cen He passed information to the police, found a way out of a dead end, and held on until the officers arrived. Later, Cen He somehow ended up interning at the Ning City Public Security Bureau. She joine 126Reads—Score131Shelves

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    The first book had a super cool female lead who was also very efficient at solving cases; I found it quite enjoyable. The second book was about forensic medicine. There wasn't much romance in it.

38. 238 警 Officer, Stop Guessing! I’m Really Innocent! 警官别猜了，我真的是无辜的啊 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery212k WordsOngoing Everyone thought Jiang Yi was quiet and ill-tempered, but no one expected her to be decisive and cool-headed. When a case came up, she calmly analyzed the situation and offered to act as bait to help the police catch the killer. When they asked what she used to do, Jiang Yi said, "Maybe I was an assassin." Police officer: "?" The word "maybe" really carries a lot of weight. Later, after the police became her colleagues, her talent for solving cases was impossible to miss. Her coworkers nearly we 1.8kReads—Score223Shelves
39. 239 失 The Unbalanced Abyss 失衡归墟 Although Not But Is虽然不但是Mystery584k WordsOngoing [Original | Not a power fantasy | Not mindless | Golden finger | Suspense and horror game | Self-redemption] “Let’s play hide-and-seek. You be It, and I’ll hide. Can you find me?” A text from an unknown number dragged Liu Xu into a deadly game set in the world of a novel. When he woke, he was inside an ancient theater governed by bizarre rules. Its master delighted in watching people die, and anyone who lost the game would vanish into a wisp of green smoke beneath the stage. As the other players —Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The rules are bizarre, the loser turns to smoke—can you find the one who's hiding?

40. 240 我 My Brother Died Ten Years Ago. Then He Called Me in the Middle of the Night 我哥死在十年前，凌晨他突然来电 Ling Xin808凌心808Mystery144k WordsCompleted [Time Travel] + [Mystery and Crime Solving] + [Wild Imagination] + [Standalone Cases] + [Two Powerful Leads] An old cell phone from over ten years ago lies beside police detective Lin Chen’s bed. One day, in the early hours of the morning, it suddenly rings. Caller: His older brother, Lin Yuan. The contact name hasn’t changed in ten years. Trembling, he answers and hears his brother laugh drunkenly: “Chen, I’ve uncovered a huge secret...” After that, the call from 2014 rings every night at midni —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 快 Quick Transmigration: A Meteorite Fell, and We Switched Fates 快穿：陨石降临，我们交换了命运 Yao Miao遥淼Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Soft Sci-Fi + Parallel Worlds + Quick Transmigration + Mystery and Wild Speculation + Ensemble Cast] A meteorite crashed into Earth, disrupting the magnetic field and cutting off communications. A small town more than eight hundred kilometers away seemed untouched, but an invisible crack quietly appeared. Step through a door and you transmigrate; cross a threshold and your fate changes. The living dead, long-buried unsolved cases, and forbidden secrets reappear again and again in the gaps betwe 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A meteorite from outer space brings a strange spacetime rift, where two identical people share an identity but have completely different life trajectories. As they travel through time more often, old cases and the secrets of parallel worlds gradually surface.

42. 242 灰 The Gray Realm’s Devotee 灰界信徒 Strange Hero Ai Ai怪侠一艾艾Mystery231k WordsCompleted After I was dismembered, my consciousness awoke in the restroom of an abandoned psychiatric hospital. A stranger's face stared back at me in the mirror. A phone lay on the sink, its screen displaying a message: “Welcome to the Ashen Realm Human Resources Department. Employee ID: 444. Your first performance target: survive tonight.” This is a bizarre world formed as the “Ashen Realm” seeps into reality. Grudges become rules, memories become currency, and humans are its cheapest disposable resourc 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful, mind-bending, supernatural dungeons, Cthulhu-themed horror game

43. 243 暴 Stormbound Villa: The Last Survivor 暴雨别墅：最后存活者 Listening to the Tide in Misty Waves雾澜听潮Mystery833k WordsOngoing Wu Bao and Min Changhong are nobodies, yet each conceals a powerful secret identity. One day, they and five other strangers receive mysterious invitations and arrive at a secluded island villa besieged by a raging storm. At midnight, the villa's first corpse appears in a bizarre pose. Wu Bao also discovers that the dead person has a pocket watch just like his, complete with a countdown. After that, a new corpse appears on every hour, and the bodies seem connected by some ingenious logic. Min Cha —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 电 The Train Disappears in the Hot Spring Village 电车消失于温泉乡 Mars Koala火星考拉Rural Life116k WordsOngoing Chen Zhihe went abroad to pursue research on time machines, but angrily quit after being treated unfairly by his company. During a trip, he boarded a train to Lin'ai Hot Springs, a town shrouded in mist, where he met his foreign friend Iwasawa Songhao. He thought it would be an ordinary getaway. Hot springs, a stroll around the island, and a centenarian's stories about events from decades ago. Until Chen Zhihe realized that the tales the locals loved to recount seemed to have really happened 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This suspenseful and imaginative book is so captivating! 🔥 I stayed up all night reading it and couldn't stop! While soaking in a hot spring, you hear old stories, only to discover they're all true ↓ A time machine suddenly starts up, uncovering a deliberately sealed past 😘

45. 245 谜 Escape Through the Fog 谜雾逃踪 Listening to the Tide in Misty Waves雾澜听潮Fantastical Romance35k WordsCompleted Seventh Master Li and Lu Zhiyao unexpectedly find themselves trapped in an abandoned hotel shrouded in fog and an ancient manor covered by dark clouds. Mysterious supernatural forces are pulling strings behind the scenes, planting layer upon layer of deceptive clues to prevent them from escaping and uncovering the truth. If they cannot find an exit before the dangers of the supernatural space grow worse, they will be trapped forever and lose their lives. In their desperate situation, they must c —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 小 Little Ghost Doctor 小诡医 Seeking Sound, Seeking Life寻声寻生Urban292k WordsCompleted Beneath the bustling modern city lies a hidden world of unorthodox medicine: In ordinary people’s understanding, medicine can only treat physical illnesses. But in the shadows, there are unorthodox doctors who possess ancient traditions and can treat “supernatural ailments” that conventional medicine cannot cure, including possession by evil spirits, displaced souls, and curses or poison created through sorcery. These ancient schools of medicine have remained hidden among ordinary people for tho 29Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    🔥Is there anyone who hasn't read this yet? It's an original urban fantasy novel where the protagonist's scalpel can heal the sick and save lives, as well as cut through evil spirits!

47. 247 魔 Cube Mansion 魔方公馆 Xiao Jiufeng of Tianxu City天虚城的萧九凤Mystery193k WordsOngoing A reckoning for sins committed twenty years ago comes at last. Six people enter the Magic Cube Mansion after receiving a mysterious invitation... Amid hidden mechanisms and buried memories, the dark secrets of an orphanage and a young man’s wrongful conviction are brought to light... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend you read this book; I hope you like it.

48. 248 诸 Ragnarok: I Ascend to Godhood Through Cunning 诸神黄昏：我以诡计登神 Crowned Without End无涯加冕Mystery188k WordsOngoing [No System, a little deduction, all about the tricks.] Announcer’s voice: In the post-civilization era, the sun (...static...) The picture suddenly cuts out. (A bespectacled boy appears on screen.) “Sorry to interrupt this story introduction. We have an important announcement first.” “My name is… never mind. You’ll find out soon, so it doesn’t matter…” “What matters is…” The boy grins brightly. “At the beginning of this story, I will become the murderer.” “I’ll record everything I do. Let’s see 9Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    ✨✨ [Highly Recommended] This suspenseful mystery is truly excellent, trust me! [Got it] The author's writing is incredibly vivid, each character is brought to life, and the imagery practically overflows from the screen. I highly recommend this book.

49. 249 炬 Torchlight [Criminal Investigation] 炬火【刑侦】 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery601k WordsCompleted Dozens of high-stakes, mind-bending cases. A detective and a psychologist join forces to solve crimes, uncover the truth, and probe human nature. (Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + strange tales + revenge plots + perfect partners + light horror + suitable for the easily frightened.) This novel is the second installment in Confession, also known as The Truth About Murder. Once again, it follows detective captain Ti An and psychologist Zhao Yao 6.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    These are all good books to read. [Upvote][Upvote]

50. 250 全 The City Is Overrun by the Supernatural, and She Treats Gods as Food 全城诡异，她把神明当口粮 Black Moon Cat乌月猫Mystery146k WordsOngoing [No CP + strong heroine + ruthless and decisive + post-apocalyptic survival] “Shh, don’t make a sound. That eyeless lump of flesh outside the door kills by sound.” She woke to a world where the uncanny had arrived, and cities had become hunting grounds for monstrous creatures. Everyone trembled beneath the monsters’ claws. But Luo Ran, an overbearing corporate executive, would do anything to survive. She swallowed an uncanny core whole and began transforming into something inhuman! Superhuman he —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It has a fresh and unique style, which is my type. I also like the characters, and the details are well described.

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